Today I am excited to show you how to make one of my kitchen essentials...an oven hanging dish towel. I use these all the time and they are super easy to make. All you need to put one of them together is: a dish towel, a hot pad, and.... a shank button. (There are three different buttons pictured here...all with shanks. Shanks are buttons with a "neck" on the back, usually centered on the back of the button with a hole in the middle of the neck that allows the thread to be passed ... View the Post
Kids Summer BBQ Apron Tutorial
Hello! Today we are excited to share a simple and inexpensive children's project with you...how to make a Kids BBQ Apron using a dish towel! All you need for this project is: *1 dish towel *2 yards double fold bias tape *pins *scisssors *sewing machine *a marking tool (even a pencil will do) Once you have your supplies rounded up it's time to get started! #1. Lay your dish towel out on your cutting mat (or countertop) vertically so that the short sides of the towel are along the ... View the Post
How to Make a Quilted Placemats using Fat Quarters
Today we are going to show you how to make a quilted placemat using fat quarters! I shared this tutorial awhile back over at The Polka Dot Chair but today, since it is the first day of spring, and the weather in my neighborhood is still gloomy, I wanted to share something that felt like spring...and these placemats made out of our Just Add Sugar Fabric are just the trick. So, let's get started! All you need to make each placemat is: *2 Fat Quarters (I used coordinating prints so the ... View the Post
Hair Tie Bow Tutorial
Hello! Today I am excited to be sharing how to make one of my girls favorite hair accessories...hair tie bows! These hair tie bows are easy to make, are great gifts to put together for gifts, and are a perfect scrap busting project! Here is what you will need to make them: *The free downloadable pattern that you can get HERE *2 pieces of fabric each about 8"x 4" *A hair tie And here are the instructions: #1. Print out the free downloadable pattern (found HERE) and use it to cut out 2 pieces ... View the Post
How to make a Pioneer Inspired Apron
This week I got to help a group of teenagers make pioneer inspired aprons...that turned out pretty darn cute...and today I'll show you how we put them together. ... View the Post
Children’s Cleaning Mitt Pattern
Today I have a super quick project to make...that I love...a children's cleaning mitt! My girls use these all the time for their chores. To make them is easy. All you need is felt and the downloadable pattern (found at the end of this post). ... View the Post